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MACHINE FOR SPREADING PASTE, 850., ON STRIPS OF PAPER. No. 537,310

Patented Apr. 9; 1895.

. 74x Y v trating a modified construction.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orr cni.

EMIL SALTZKORN AND LU DWIG N ICOLAI, OF DRESDEN, GERMANY.

MACHINE FOR Sl READING PAiSTE, 860., ON STRIPS OF,PAP,ER.

SPECIFIGATlON forming part of Letters Patent No. 537,310, dated April 9,1895.

Application'filed February 2,1893. Serial No. 460,804- (No model.)Patented in Germany il'uly 20,1892, No. 66,966 in France July 29,1992110223929; in Belgium m 29,1892,No.100,735, and in England August 9,1992,19). 14,991.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, EMIL SALTZKORN and LUDWIG NICOLAI, subjects of theKing of Saxony, residing at Dresden, Saxony, in the Empire of Germany,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines forSpreading Paste or Similar Substances on Strips or Bands of Paper, 820.,(for which we have obtained Letters Patent as follows: in Great Britain,No. 14,381, dated August 9, 1892; in Belgium, No. 100,735, dated July29, 1892; in Germany, No. 66,966, dated July 20,

1892, and in France, No. 223,326, dated July 29, 1892,) of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of our invention is to provide an efiective apparatus forsupplying paste, or

coloring matter, to strips or hands of paper,

devices, so that all auxiliary operating mechanism may be dispensedwith. This object we attain in the manner more fully set forthhereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a sectional elevation on the line 11 of Fig. 2 of a machineconstructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a plan View illus- Fig. 4 is a sectional view of adetail on the line 4& Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation on theline 5-5 Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings 1 represents a suitable supporting framework,or table, on which is'mounted a spindle or support, 8, for the receptionof a drum, 13, on which'the strip or band to be supplied with paste orcolor'is wound.

Extending transversely across the table or secured thereto in anysuitable manner is a stub shaft, 5, on which is mounted a disk, 6,provided on one of its faces with a series of radially arranged ribs,17, the disk being of such size and so mounted as to extend below thesurface of the table and travel partly within a reservoir, 4, arrangedimmediately below the disk and adapted to contain a supply of paste orcoloring matter or other substance.

0n the upper surface of the table are se-' cured three bracket arms, 9,10, and 11 the central bracket, 9, being adapted to support a supplyroller, 12,m0unted on a spindle, 13, the opposite ends of which aresecured in the opposite arms of a yoke, 14, which may be ad.- justedtoward andfrom the supply disk by a screw, 15, and in order to permit ofthis ad- 7 justment the upper and lower portions of the bracket arm areslotted at 16, 16-, for the reception of blocks projecting from theyoke, 14, or as shown in the drawings, the spindle uponwhich the rolleris mounted may extend through the bracket, the bearing arms of the yoke,and the intervening roller so that when occasion requires the spindlemay be readily struction to bracket, 9, each being provided with asuitable spindle, 17, on which is mounted a guiding roller, 18,adjustable laterally by means of screws, 19, so that the relativepositions of these rollers may be adjusted to cause astrip or band fedfrom the supply drum to be brought into contact with a greater-or lessportion of the periphery of the roller, 12.

At the opposite end of the table is a spindle, 20, on which is mounted aguide roller, 21, and the strip or band after feeding from the drumpasses first over the guide roller, 18, thence partially around thesupply roller and from thence over the guide rollers, 18, and 21, to thepoint where it is to be used. By this means the paste within thereservoir is at all times kept in an agitated condition, the heavierportions being prevented from settling to the bottom and, as the disk,6, rotates, the radially arranged ribs become coated with paste, butbefore reaching the roller, 12, any access of paste will fall from theribs by gravity into the reservoir, and the absorbent surface of ICO theroller will receive an even and regular supply of paste which will bedistributed upon the surface of the strip or band.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a slightly modified construction of themachine, the paste beiug distributed upon the paper from the ribs of thesupply disk, and, by preference, two rollers, 12 and 12", havingperipheral coverings of yielding material are utilized to guide thestrip or band into position where it may be acted upon by the ribs, thepulling strain in this case also serving as the means for retating thesupply disk.

It will be understood that the apparatus herein described may be usedfor supplying coloring or other matter to the strips in place of thepaste or adhesive material as herein de scribed and that the parts ofthe apparatus may, if necessary, be duplicated so as to supply both ofthe sides of the strip with coloring matter or with paste or othermaterial.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the reservoir, a supply disk adapted to partiallyrotate therein, a series of radially arranged ribs on said disk, asupply roller in contact with such ribbed disk, and mechanism forguiding a strip or band into contact with the periphery of such supplyrolls, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of the reservoir, a ribbed supply disk mounted on ahorizontal axis and adapted to partially rotate in said reservoir, asupply roller mounted on a vertical axis and having a yielding face incontact with such ribbed disk, and mechanism for guiding a strip or bandinto contact with theperiphery of such supply roller, substantially asspecified.

3. The combination of the reservoir, asup- 4o ply disk, 6, adapted topartially rotate therein, a series of radially arranged ribs on saidsupply disk, a supply roller in contact with the ribbed disk, and stripguiding roller adapted to guide a strip or band into contact with theperiphery of such supply roller, substantially as specified.

4:. The combination of the ribbed disk, a

reservoir within which said disk partially rotates, a supply rollerhaving a yielding face in contact with saiddisk, a vertical axis 011which said supply roller is mounted, bearings therefor, devices foradjusting said beari ugs to regulate the contact between the supplyroller and the face of the disk, and adjustable strip guiding rollersarranged substantially as and A in the manner, set forth.

5. The com bination of the reservoir, a ribbed disk, 6, adapted topartially rotate therein, supply roller, 12, having a yielding face incontact with such ribbed disk, :1 spindle 13 on which said roller ismounted, a yoke 14-, having bearings forsueh spindle, and a supportingbracket, 9, in which said yoke is adv j ustably secured, substantiallyas specified.

(5. The combination of the supporting frame,

a ribbed supply disk, paste supply and guiding rollers adapted to co-acttherewith, a spindie, 8, carried by the frame and a strip-carrying drum,13, mounted on said spindle, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence oftwo witnesses.

EMIL SAL'IZKORN. LUDWIG NICOLAI. Witnesses:

RUD. SCHMIDT, HERNANDO DE Soro.

